Glenrothes 0-2 St Andrews United

Glenrothes 0-2 St Andrews United

Following a three week lay due to inclement weather our opponents today were local rivals St. Andrews in the second round of the League cup. Glens were missing four regulars from there line up Kinnes, McLeod-Kay, Macaulay, and c. Schiavone. of the two new signings skinner started and Walton was on the bench. Glens were looking for a little bit of revenge after a heavy defeat earlier on in the season from today's opponents.

FIRST HALF
Within thirty seconds of the kick-off Glens could have taken the lead when a chance fell to Schiavone only to see his effort slip past the post. A cross from Penman had A. McDonald clearing the ball for a corner. from a free kick Wortley had to look sharp and save to stop a possible tap in, at the other end Shaw had to look sharp to save from Denton. A long up field kick from A. McDonald had McInnes under pressure. A cross come shot from Fital landed on the top of the net. On twenty minutes Wilson had an excellent chance to open the scoring but a last-ditch tackle from A. McDonald saved the day. Doig was booked for a cynical tackle on Andrew and on another day the card might have been a different colour. The game was now becoming a little bit physical with the official having to make a few bookings. On the half hour a long throw in was met with the head of A. McDonald but scraped the top of the crossbar, a pass back from O. Fleming was a little bit short and had Shaw rushing from his goal just in time to stop Russell to the ball. A shot from Schiavone just slipped past, a fine run from Andrew was stopped by a fine tackle from Doig. Glens conceded a free kick and from the resultant kick M. Fleming headed over. Glens created a couple of half chances before the break but nothing came of them. The glens created the better of the chances in the first half, but a draw was probably a fair reflection of the game.

SECOND HALF
No changes from either team at half time. Once again, some niggly fouls had crept into the game with the official trying to keep control. Russell made an excellent break but a fine tackle from Fital stopped his progress. On fifty minutes a free kick was met by the head of A. McDonald but just missed the goal, an effort from Andrew was deflected for a corner kick. The away defence got themselves into a bit of a mix up but nobody could take advantage another long ball from A. McDonald had Shaw just beating Andrew to the loose ball. Glens conceded another free kick from which Wilson headed over. On sixty-three minutes the away side took the lead when from another free kick Fleming headed home. Walton then replaced Denton. Wortley had to look sharp to save from Penman. Glens made another substitution Calderwood for Russell, then a twenty-five-yard shot from Skinner struck the crossbar and was cleared for a corner. Glens were now hunting for the equaliser and A. McDonald just missed the goal with a header, a header from Calderwood was cleared off the line. On seventy-six minutes the away side went further ahead when Doig rose above everyone to head home a cross ball. Glens then made their final substitution Martin for skinner. From a long throw in Smart headed over, Wortley made a fine save from M. Fleming. Glens won a free kick in the final minute but the effort from Grierson was just too strong.

Not a lot between the teams with Glens being the little bit more dominant but St. Andrews took their chances when they came. Glens travel to the borders next week to play Coldstream. There is a bus going to the game anyone interested contact any committee member, bus leaves Warout around 11am.

Man of the Match: A. MCDONALD

GLENS: Wortley, Grierson, Skinner, a. McDonald, Smart, King, Schiavone, Watt, Andrew, Denton, Russell
Subs: S. McDonald Walton Calderwood martin GK Richardson

St. Andrews: Shaw, Fital, Rendall, O. Fleming, Doig, McInnes, King, Penman, Wilson, M. Fleming, R. Cunningham
Subs Quinn, Falconer, Blaney, c. Fleming, Grady, S. Cunningham, GK Moran

Managers Report:
Kev and I are disappointed as we thought we dominated possession most of the game but didn’t really have that killer instinct. Ross never really had much to do all day in the goal either. We started the game really well in the first 30 seconds with a great move down the left, great cross from Rusty to find Lea Shiv on his own in the box but his shot went wide that could have changed the game. We huffed and puffed the rest of the game without really having any clear cut chances. Disappointing the way we lost our goals we need to stop giving silly goals away as today it has come back to bite us. But credit to Andy and St Andrews they scored their goals and are in the next round and we aren’t. We will now move our focus onto the league where next week we have a tough game away to Coldstream where we will be looking for a reaction from the boys.
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